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Sandygast is a Ghost- and Ground-type Pokémon in Pokémon GO. At level 50, Sandygast has a maximum CP of 1,394. It is weak to Dark, Ghost, Grass, Ice, and Water-type attacks. The best raid moveset for Sandygast is Sand Attack and Earth Power.

Sandygast Stats and Max CP

Sandygast's Tier Ranking & Meta Analysis

Read meta analysis

PvE Analysis

Sandygast PvE Analysis

Recommended moves

• Ghost Attacker:Sand AttackShadow Ball
• Ground Attacker:Sand AttackEarth Power

⚔️ Raids

Sandygast doesn't fare that well in Raids, just like any other sandcastle. Better use something stronger!

🛡️ Gyms

In Gym defense, Sandygast can find its place only as a meme defender, or as part of a themed group of summer and beach Pokémon.

PvP Analysis

Sandygast PvP Analysis

Recommended moves

• Great League:Mud ShotShadow BallEarth Power

🔵 Great League

No

🟡 Ultra League

No

🟣 Master League

No

Raid Attacker

Not ranked

Ghost-type

F#212

Ground-type

E#223

Great League

F#889

Sandygast Type Chart

Sandygast takes increased damage from:

Dark160.0%

Ghost160.0%

Grass160.0%

Ice160.0%

Water160.0%

Sandygast takes reduced damage from:

Electric39.1%

Fighting39.1%

Normal39.1%

Poison39.1%

Bug62.5%

Rock62.5%

Sandygast best moveset

Sand Attack + Earth Power

E

Sand Attack

Earth Power

The best Ground-type moveset for Sandygast is Sand Attack and Earth Power (7.16 DPS, 80.7 TDO). In raids, Sandygast ranks #223 among Ground-type attackers (E Tier).

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Data table

Sort: #	Sort: Fast Attack	Sort: Charged Attack	Sort: eDPS	Sort: DPS	Sort: TDO
1.	Sand Attack	Shadow Ball	6.30	7.68	86.5
2.	Mud Shot	Shadow Ball	6.02	7.34	82.7
3.	Sand Attack	Earth Power	5.87	7.16	80.7
4.	Sand Attack	Scorching Sands	5.86	7.16	80.6
5.	Astonish	Shadow Ball	5.65	6.90	77.7
6.	Mud Shot	Earth Power	5.64	6.89	77.6
7.	Mud Shot	Scorching Sands	5.62	6.86	77.3
8.	Astonish	Earth Power	5.29	6.45	72.6

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Fast Attacks

• Astonish7131.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Normal39.1%
  • Dark62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	7
  Energy	13
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	1.0s
  Damage window	0.6s - 0.9s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	12
  Energy	10

  
  

  Effects

  Astonish has no special effects.

  See Astonish details page ↗
• Mud Shot460.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	6
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.5s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	3
  Energy	9

  
  

  Effects

  Mud Shot has no special effects.

  See Mud Shot details page ↗
• Sand Attack470.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	4
  Energy	7
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	0.5s
  Damage window	0.3s - 0.6s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	2
  Energy	4

  
  

  Effects

  Sand Attack has no special effects.

  See Sand Attack details page ↗

Charged Attacks

• Shadow Ball100503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Ghost160%
  • Psychic160%

  Resisted by

  • Normal39.1%
  • Dark62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Fog
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	2.4s - 2.8s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Shadow Ball has no special effects.

  See Shadow Ball details page ↗
• Sand Tomb60334.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	60
  Energy	33
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	4.0s
  Damage window	1.7s - 4.0s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	55
  Energy	45

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Sand Tomb has a 100.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Sand Tomb details page ↗
• Earth Power100503.5s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	100
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.5s
  Damage window	2.6s - 3.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Earth Power has a 10.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Defense by 20.0%

  See Earth Power details page ↗
• Scorching Sands90503.0s

  

  Type effectiveness chart

  Super effective against

  • Poison160%
  • Rock160%
  • Steel160%
  • Fire160%
  • Electric160%

  Resisted by

  • Flying39.1%
  • Bug62.5%
  • Grass62.5%

  Gym and Raid Battles

  Damage	90
  Energy	50
  Weather boost	Sunny
  Duration	3.0s
  Damage window	1.4s - 2.3s

  Trainer Battles

  Damage	80
  Energy	50

  
  

  Effects

  Special

  Scorching Sands has a 10.0% chance to:

  • Decrease Target's Attack by 20.0%

  See Scorching Sands details page ↗

Sandygast CP Chart

At Level 50, Sandygast maxes out at 1,394 CP. Raid catches are 655 to 705 CP, or 819 to 881 CP weather boosted. Field and Special Research catches are 491 to 528 CP. The top of each range is a hundo.

Max CP	1394 CP
	Level 50, 15/15/15 IVs
Research	491 CP - 528 CP
	Level 15, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Eggs	655 CP - 705 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
Raids	655 CP - 705 CP
	Level 20, 10/10/10 minimum IVs
	819 CP - 881 CP
	Weather boosted, Level 25, 10/10/10 minimum IVs

More information

• Field and Special Research encounters are always Level 15, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Pokémon hatched from Eggs are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
• Raid Bosses caught without a weather boost are always Level 20, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Raid Bosses caught with weather boost are always Level 25, with a 10/10/10 IV floor.
  • 😈 Shadow Pokémon have 6/6/6 IV floor in raids.
• Wild encounters range from Level 1 to 30, with no IV floor.
• Weather Boosted wild Pokémon encounters get a 5-level boost, to Level 6 to 35, and a 4/4/4 IV floor.

Mega Pokémon that boost Sandygast

Mega Pokémon that boost Sandygast’s Ghost and Ground-type moves and give extra Candy and Candy XL when you catch Sandygast.

Ghost

Ground

Pokédex information

Pokédex Number	#769
Height	0.5 m
Weight	70 kg
Region	Generation 7
Can be traded	Allowed
Gender	♂ 50% Male ♀ 50% Female
Buddy distance	3 km
Released	Yes
Shiny released	Yes
Pokémon Home transfer	Allowed
Base Flee Rate	0%
Catch rewards	3 100
Additional Move Cost	50 50000

Evolution Chart

Pokémon	Requires	Evolution
Sandygast	50 Candy	Palossand

• Sandygast evolves into Palossand which costs 50 Candy.

Sandygast family

Sandygast’s evolutions, regional forms and other variants in Pokémon GO.

Sandygast

Palossand

Shadow Sandygast

Shadow Palossand

The illustration compares it with a 1.70 m (5′07″) Trainer.

XXS	XS	M	XL	XXL
0.25 m	0.25 m	0.5 m	0.75 m	1 m

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Size bounds

Sandygast's height ranges from 0.245 m to 1 m, with the average being 0.5 m.

Movement type

Jumping

Attack Probability

10%

Dodge Probability

15%

Dodge Duration

1s

Dodge Distance

0.5

Action Frequency

0.2–1.6s

Power-up costs

LVL	Stardust	Candy	Candy XL
50	520,000	304	296
40	280,000	304	10
35	190,000	196	-
30	125,000	126	-
25	80,000	87	-
20	47,500	58	-
15	25,500	38	-
10	11,000	19	-
5	3,000	9	-

Stardust, Candy and Candy XL to power up Sandygast from Level 1 to 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 50. Maxing it out costs 520,000 Stardust, 304 Candy and 296 Candy XL.

Sprites

Regular and Shiny Sandygast

• Regular SandygastCopy shortcode
• Shiny SandygastCopy shortcode

Sandygast high resolution sprites

High-resolution Pokémon HOME sprites for Sandygast. Labels are our best match for each sprite. Click one to download it at 512×512.

• #769
• #769

Official artwork

Wallpaper